Taege to set up a wider distribution network
Taege Engineering out of New Zealand is set to vibrate more tines in our local market. Applications for a company to become the head importer into Australia are now being sought. While previously handled by Giltrap in Australia, Taege is now seeking to set-up a larger distribution and dealer network to ensure its complete product […]
CNH Industrial grabs one of Australia’s oldest farm manufacturers
In the deal of a lifetime, Peter Sweeney who turns 71 this year, has ensured the company’s continual survival by selling to CNH Industrial. The iconic Australian agricultural equipment manufacturer that began in 1838 will be integrated into CNH’s portfolio of seeding and tillage line. If CNH Industrial ever wanted to ramp up a local […]
Mahindra dealers are in the box seat
Dealers lined up for special awards at the recent Mahindra launch included Lisa Britt and Trent Martin from Lismore Tractor and Machinery Centre Lismore NSW who took out a 5 star dealer award. Mark Harris from Coast to Country Tractors Browns Plains Qld accepted a Best Consumer Tractor dealer Award. Jackie Wrigglesworth and Neale Goad […]
O’Connors and Larwoods bag Case IH Dealer of the Year awards
O’Connors takes out Case IH’s prestigious Dealer of the Year title for three branches or more and Larwoods Ag Services claiming the award for two branches or less. At a ceremony during Case IH’s dealer conference in Sun City, South Africa, O’Connors, for the second year in a row, took out the Case IH Dealer […]
Case IH dealer O’Connors forcasts a leadership change
Mark O’Connor is coming off an award-winning run as he hands over the O’Connors Case IH dealership reins at the end of 2018, after 42 years service to the company. At a ceremony during Case IH’s dealer conference in Sun City, South Africa, O’Connors for the second year in a row took out the Case […]
Great time to grow your own feed and save money
Home grown feed may be a particularly cost-effective proposition this year, says proprietary pasture seed company PGG Wrightson. The firm’s product development manager Allan Mudford says hot and dry conditions last spring and over summer across the country have seen a drop in the available amount of quality hay and silage. “This lower supply also […]
Grain transport the major cost in export supply chain
The major cost associated with export grain supply chains is transport. The cost for growers to move grain from farm to port is around 33 per cent of their total overall grain production cost. And growers have limited control over what is usually their single largest expense. This information has been verified in a report […]
Top grain grower study shows how to lift profits
Australian grain growers could learn a thing or two from the “top 20 per cent” of growers and lift profitability, as recent research findings showed how top growers mix low risk with high margins. The study commissioned by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) – used a minimum of three and up to five years […]
Case IH Australia and New Zealand makes a change at the very top
Case IH Marketing Manager Pete McCann has been appointed into the role of Brand Leader for Australia and New Zealand, taking over from Bruce Healy who was in the role since 2011, and will move into a different area of the CNH Industrial business in early April. Michele Lombardi, Executive Managing Director CNH Industrial ANZ, […]
Agrotrend Bundaberg celebrates our Agricultural Industry
Agrotrend bases its foundation on celebrating all things agricultural and it is great to see the range of agricultural and lifestyle based businesses that have supported the event over the past 41 years. “The Bundaberg Region is home to a large and productive region of southern Queensland. The primary economic driver of the commercial hubs […]